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Roland and Lu Boike arewonderful neighbors

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Lori Einberger just wanted tosay thank you to her neighbor Luand Roland Boike by recognizingthemas “NeighborsWhoCare” inthe Loveland Herald.

“They’ve just done so muchfor us,” Einberger said. “I justthought now’s the time to saythank you.”

Lu and Roland Boike are nostrangers to Loveland. Rolandwasmayorand founded theLove-land Valentine Lady program. Luis aValentineLady, andbothhavebeen ambassadors of good willfor years. Their kindness is re-vealed in unexpected ways.

“They do somuch for us whenwe least expect it,” Einbergersaid. “Wenever expected them towatchourdaughter’shermit crabor gold fish, but they just love tohelp.”

The Boikes watered plantsand took the trash out for theEin-bergers.Theywentabovethecallof duty when Einberger’s had va-cate their home.

“They watched our house foran entire week while the buildertore up our floors,” Einbergersaid. “Boike’s were nice enoughto oversee it and film it for us sowe knew everything was beingdone correctlywhilewewere outof town.”

TheBoikes open their home toall their neighbors, pick up mailanddoabout anything tohelp oth-ers.

“I know they do it for otherneighbors in our cul-de-sac aswell,” she said. “It seems likethey do it a lot for us. We just feltthis was a nice way to say thankyou. They’re just wonderful peo-ple to have as a neighbor.We lovethem like family.”

He helps when he’s backin Miami Twp.By John [email protected]

MIAMITWP.— Jeff Sutherlandworks in andhas a house inKnox-ville, Tenn., but frequently re-turns to a home he still owns onWoodspoint Drive in MiamiTownship.

That’s where he raised his

family and it’s still home to him,Sutherland said.

According to Jerry Hack-mann ofWoodspoint Drive, Suth-erland continues to be a goodneighbor and is always willing tohelp out.

That’s why Hackmann nomi-nated him as a “Neighbor WhoCares.”

“He comes up here every twoweeks for a three-day weekendand finds time to cutmy grass, orpick up the leaves,” Hackmannsaid.

Hackmannsaidhe’s 83 andnotable to get out much. His wife,Tessie, is 79.

He said Sutherland’s son, P.J.,lives in and takes care of Suther-land’s house when he is gone.

“P.J. takes up the slack andcuts the grass when he isn'there,” Hackmann said.

He said Sutherland helps oth-er people in the neighborhoodwhen needed.

“When the snow comes down,Jeff is here with his snow blowerand does the driveway,” Hack-mannsaid. “Hemustdo thewholeneighborhood before he is done.”

“When he has a cookout heleaves his guests and brings us aplate over,” Hackmann said. “He

also finds time to come over andvisit with us for a few hours andchats andwatches sportswith us.He’s a very nice guy.”

Sutherland said he helps hisneighbors because “it’s the rightthing to do.”

“You should treat people likeyou want to be treated,” he said.

A caring quarterbackBy Chuck [email protected]

When Lisa Kaminski saw thecall for “Neighbors Who Care”nominations in theLovelandHer-ald this year, it took her back tolast year.

Kaminski was featured as acaring neighbor last year. She re-members the impact it had onherand nominated Lynne Donnellyas a “Neighbor Who Cares” thisyear.

“LynneDonnelly is awesome,”Kaminski said. “Lynne is one ofthose people that just makesthings happen; graciously, easily,and with care.”

Donnelly helps out in her com-munity of ChathamWoods and atthe schools. When a diving acci-dent severely injured a youthfromSt.Margaret ofYorkschool,she brought help. Surgery at

UC.rehab at Drake Center, agroup home, and adjusting to lifein a wheel chair, all turned theworld upside down for that fam-ily.

“Lynne was the quarterbackbehind getting them meals,” Ka-minski said. “She was the quar-terback with what we needed todo; whether it was getting themmeals or getting prayers togeth-er.”

It was a life-changing event

that rippled through. Others didthe actual renovation to the fam-ily’s home to make it wheelchairfriendly, but it was Donnelly whoorganized them.

“Lynne is just like a humanforce of nature; like a storm ortsunami inagoodway,”Kaminskisaid. “She just starts rollingalong, picking people up and get-ting them on board with her.”

Who cares? They do

Just as your family has its holiday traditions, the Loveland Herald has a tradition.Every year we salute local people who show us every day what its means to be a good neighbor.

We call it “Neighbors Who Care,” and we want you to meet them.

Loveland Heraldwasoverwhelmed by theresponse to our requestfor nominations for“Neighbors Who Care.”Overwhelmed, but notsurprised, as it validatesthe kind of communityin which we live.We profiled as many

as we could, but if wemissed anyone, we willgive them their deservedrecognition at a laterdate.And if this feature has

caused you to reflect ona caring neighbor inyour life, let us knowabout them. Send ane-mail to [email protected] can read about all

of our Neighbors WhoCare at Cincinnati.com.

Jeff Sutherland, on tractor, mows the yard of neighbor Jerry Hackmann onWoodspoint Drive in Miami Township.Hackmann's wife, Tessie, is behind the tractor. PROVIDED

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neighborswho care in Johnand Linda Rost.

“They just know thatwedon’t know what we’re do-ing,” Lockhart said.

“They’re very kind indi-viduals. They’re alwaysthere to help us. They’vehelped us with home re-pairs and loaned us tools.They’ve looked out for ourhouse; they’vewatched ourdog.”

John and Linda Rosthave lived on BirddogCourt in Pheasant Hillssince 1992. Lockhart saysthey welcomed Michelleand him into the tight-knitcul-de-sac with “openarms.”When Chris andMi-chelle left for a visit in Co-lumbus in early December,John took their trash outfor them – unasked.

“They’re just that kind,”Lockhart said. “We’re new-bies and they’ve just ac-cepted us and invited us tostreet parties. He goes outand blowsmy leaves some-times. They’re just verycaring people.”

When 93-year-old HelenAucoin, one of the original

Kaminski marvels athow Donnelly looks out forothers, volunteers on theneighborhood improve-ment committee and helpswith school activities forall three of her sons.

“Shemakesadifferencein our community,” Kamin-ski said. “She makes goodthings happen for others.”

Rosts are ‘two goodpeople to look upto’ in LovelandBy Chuck [email protected]

Chris Lockhart and hisfiancée, Michelle Wilson,lived inDayton and Colum-bus before buying theirfirst home on BirddogCourt in Loveland.

As a first-time home-owner Lockhart admitsthey had no idea what theywere doing. That’s whytheyareso thankful tohave

residents, was movingaway, theRosts organizedagoing away party with allthe neighbors to wish herwell. They raised their twochildren here and giveback to the community.John serves on Loveland’sfinance committee for $1per year.

“They are very helpfulpeople. I can tell thatthey’re going to be lifelongfriends,” Lockhart said. “Ifwe can emulate them we’llbe pretty good people.We’ve got two good peopleto look up to.”

‘We’re just soblessed’By Jeanne [email protected]

LOVELAND — All youhave to do to get a glimpseof Laura Stiles’ heart istakea lookatherbasement.

You’ll see boxes of ev-erything from toys totoothpaste collected fromher neighbors onFallenoakCourt in Loveland’s Wood-ford subdivision and boundfor a pregnant womanwithsix children this holiday

season.“On behalf of the Wood-

ford neighborhood, Iwouldlike to nominate LauraStiles as a ‘Neighbor WhoCares,’” said neighbor JenGoldenberg.

“Every year around thistime Laura’s basement ispacked full.

“This is partly becauseof our wonderfully gener-ous neighborhood,” Gold-enberg said.

“However, that likelywould not happen withoutsomeone like Laura spear-heading the efforts.

“Every year, Laura con-tacts (the Society of) St.Vincent de Paul and asksfor a needy family that wecan adopt,” Goldenbergsaid.

“Laura not only storesthe gifts and necessities,but setsupemail trees, per-sonally thanks each giverand fills in any forgottenitems.

“Most importantly, Lau-ra delivers all gifts with awarm spirit and a lovingprayer,” Goldenberg said.

“We are blessed to haveLaura.”

Stiles said her immedi-ate family long has collect-ed toys and other items forpeople in need – thanks tothe example set by her par-ents andher husband’s par-ents.

“We grew up this way –togivebackwith small actsofkindness,” saidStiles, 44,an interior design consult-ant for real estate agents.

“We’re just so blessed.”Seven years ago, Stiles

invited neighbors to joinher family’s holiday effortand got an enthusiastic re-sponse.

“I’m part of a greatneighborhood,” Stiles said.

NeighborsContinued from Page A1

Laura Stiles of Loveland is a neighbor who cares. With herare her husband, Joseph, and her 9-year-old son Henry.JEANNE HOUCK/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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LOVELAND — Life canbe overwhelming for a sin-gle mother with two girls,but Marcy Kenny of Love-land says her neighbors onStockton Drive havehelped make it manage-able.

“I am a single mom andever since I moved in fiveyears ago, my neighborsJoellen and Micah Owenshavebeen there forme, butespecially this year,” saidKenny of the couple, whomshe nominated as “Neigh-bors Who Care.”

“This past summer wasa rough time for me, andone night Micah saw memowing the grass at 9 p.m.

“He realized that Ididn’t have any time tomowat anormalhour, sohetook over the mowing ofmy yard,” Kenny said.

“He mowed it the entiresummer.

“In addition, my girlsand I are deathly afraid ofspiders,” Kenny said.

“We have called Micahnumerous times to comeget ridof theminmyhouse.

“We’ve called at 7 a.m.and 10 p.m. and he comesoverwithout hesitation andgets rid of the spider forus,” Kenny said.

“Joellen also puts myyoungest daughter on thebus andgets her off the buswhenever I need her to.

“It doesn’t matter howearly I have to leave in themorning or how manytimesIask, shealwayssays‘yes,’” Kenny said.

“And she always offersto help whenever the kids

have events since sheknowshowhard it is foroneperson to get two kids totwo different places.

“And finally, the mostimportant thing, oncewhenmy oldest daughter washome alone, she called meand was scared,” Kennysaid.

“I told her to run over tothe Owenses and theywould keep her till I gothome.

“Theydidnot hesitate totake her in,” Kenny said.

“That right there is themost comforting thingthere is.

“It is that security inknowing they are there forme and my children nomatter what,” Kenny said.

“Iactuallyhavewonder-fulneighborsall aroundmewho all would do anythingforme, and I for them,but Iwant to call out the Owensfamily as theyhavedone somuch for me this particu-lar year.”

Neighbors helpedwoman after herknee surgeryBy John [email protected]

MIAMI TWP. — When

Wanda Murray had kneesurgery several years ago,four of her neighbors onAshford Drive made life alot easier for her.

Murray said Paul andDarleenAllen andMac andJudy McQuinn are trulyneighbors who care.

She said after havingher right knee replaced in2008, she was “over-whelmedbytheoutpouringof meals prepared for meby Judy, and how Paul keptmy grass cut and wateredmy lawn and shrubs.”

“These four neighborsran errands for me like go-ing to the drug store andgrocery store for me,”Murraysaid. “I couldn’t be-lieve it. Who does this? I’velived in several areas andnever had neighbors sokind and giving.”

Murray said over thepast five years, the fourneighbors have continuedto help out by doing er-rands for her or gettingherto doctor appointments.

“These neighbors areexceptional people and IforonesalutePaulandDar-leen and Mac and Judy,”she said. “I consider my-self lucky to havemoved toMilford and wind up with

neighbors that actuallycare about me. I think Ifound out humanity doesexist and I found it in myneighbors. They havehelped me countless timesand I had to learn to accepttheir help and count myblessings. I thank them allfour from the bottomofmyheart for their kindnesses,taking care of me and forwatching over my houseand me.”

Judy McQuinn said shethinks it’s important forpeople to help out theirneighbors.

She and her husband,Mac, are members of theneighborhood watchgroup.

“Wekeepaneye open onthe street,” she said.

Paul Allen said helpingneighbors is “theway I livemy life.”

“When I see people whoneed assistance, me andmy wife provide assis-tance,” he said.

NeighborsContinued from Page A2

Mac and Judy McQuinn of Ashford Drive in MiamiTownship were chosen as “Neighbors Who Care.” JOHN

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LOVELAND — A Love-landHigh School drama di-rector under fire for herproduction of the musical“LegallyBlonde” is leavingas the result of a “change indirection” of the drama de-partment.

That’s according to apress release issued Dec.20 by the Loveland CitySchools, which said SonjaHansenandadministratorsagreed her departure is forthe best.

“First, I want to apolo-gize directly to Mrs. Han-sen for the way this issuewas handled,” Superinten-dent John Marschhausensaid in the release.

“The district had achange in administration,and procedureswere not inplace for proper articula-tion of expectations andgoals for the dramadepart-ment.

“There was a break-down internally in commu-nicating this, which result-ed in the circulating ofmis-informationwhichisunfor-tunate for all involved – ourdistrict, our students andMrs. Hansen,” Marschhau-sen said.

“On behalf of the dis-trict, I want to thank Mrs.Hansen for the success sheachievedduringher tenurein growing the participa-tion of the drama depart-ment, and for the powerfulimpact she made in the

lives and development ofmany Loveland students.

“We have heard fromparents and students ex-pressing support and ap-preciation for Mrs. Han-sen’s dedication, and ev-eryone’s goal is the pro-gress of the dramadepartment,” Marschhau-sen said.

Lovelandreceivedsomeunwelcome attention afterreports surfaced thatschool officials requestedHansen’s resignation.

The press release saidthe district is instituting “anew focus for the LovelandHigh School drama depart-ment to include an expan-sion of dramatic plays, tal-ent shows and musicals.”

“Hansen and school ad-

ministrators together con-cluded the separation wasthe best course for the newdirection the school in-tends to take,” the releasesaid.

Hansen is quoted in thepress release.

“My time working withthe staff, the students andparents at Loveland hasbeendeeplyfulfilling,andIappreciateall of theenergythey brought to the perfor-mances we brought to lifetogether,” Hansen said.

“Asmybackground is inchoreography and dance, Iwant my professional fo-cus to remain on musicals,and I look forward to see-ing continued success inthe Loveland High Schooldrama program.”

Loveland schools, drama director part waysBy Jeanne [email protected]

LOVELAND — TheLoveland Police Divisionhas been given the GoldService Award by theAmericanAutomobileAs-sociation.

The department got aSilver Service Award lastyear.

The American Auto-mobile Association dis-tributes the awards basedon safety efforts – includ-ing traffic enforcement,traffic education in localschools, participation inmulti-jurisdictional taskforces and initiatives de-

signed to make streetssafer.

LovelandOfficerMikeAdamson prepared thedepartment’s application.

“I am proud of the po-lice division and the ef-forts of our officers topromote traffic safety inLoveland,” Loveland Po-lice Chief Tim Sabranskysaid.

“Traffic-related issuescontinue to be a priorityfor our residents and wehave responded to thatconcern with a variety ofprograms that were rec-ognized with our AAAawards.”

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Loveland — Mothers in thiseastern Hamilton County com-munity are in an uproar overplans to open an indoor gunrange just100yards away fromnearly 1,000 students in twoLoveland schools.

The issue is especially con-troversial in light of lastweek’smassacre at a Connecticutschool.

The proposed range isacross the 800 block of Love-land Madeira Road from Love-land Primary School, whicheducates about 500 students ingrades1and2, and theattachedLoveland Elementary Schoolwith some 700 third and fourthgraders.

“My concern is we keep ourchildren and our communitysafe,” said Valerie Kincaid, 44,who has two children in theschooldistrict. “Iactuallygrewup with gun safety and guns inthe house. I am not a personwho thinks law abiding citizensshouldn’t have access to gunsfor hunting or public protec-tion as long as they follow thelaws and are not a danger toothers or themselves. I evenwent to gun ranges with mydad, but I never saw one locat-ed so close to a school.

“Normally they would beout in the country or an indus-trial park, something thatwould just seem like a bettersetting. There have to be otherappropriate spotsaroundLove-land or the general regionhere,” she said. “I guess itraises the question just be-cause you legally can do some-thing, maybe you should askthe deeper question: Is it the

right thing to do at that loca-tion?”

Kincaid and concerned resi-dents spokeoutagainst thepro-posal at Loveland City Coun-cil’s meeting Tuesday. Cityleaders explained the gunrange was legally permitted atthe proposed site, a vacantstorefront.

But city officials say theyunderstand how emotional theissue is.

“The timing of this sucks,”said Assistant City ManagerGaryVidmar. “It’s justunfortu-nate, but we understand thesentiments and we are willingto listen to folks.”

While there is nothing in thezoning code thatwould stop therange being put in that close toa school, the developer in-volved, SteveLing, has not sub-mitted any formal proposals,Vidmar noted.

“The business owner mayconsider another location andmay consider other options butthat is by his choice at thispoint,” Vidmar said.

Ling did not respond to a re-quest for comment.

Heather Higdon, a spokes-woman for Loveland schools,said the district will not com-ment on the issue or even ex-plain, at least at this point, howstudents would be kept safeshould the range open.

In 2005, Loveland residentsvoted overwhelmingly in favorof allowing indoor shootingranges within the city limits,Vidmar said.

No vote is necessary at thispoint. Since the law already al-lows it, any proposal for a gunshooting range would be pre-sented to the LovelandLOVE-LAND — Mothers in this east-

ern Hamilton County commu-nity are in an uproar over plansto open an indoor gun rangejust 100 yards away from near-ly 1,000 students in two Love-land schools.

The issue is especially con-troversial in light of lastweek’smassacre at a Connecticutschool.

The proposed range isacross the 800 block of Love-land Madeira Road from Love-land Primary School, whicheducates about 500 students ingrades1and2, and theattachedLoveland Elementary Schoolwith some 700 third and fourthgraders.

“My concern is we keep ourchildren and our communitysafe,” said Valerie Kincaid, 44,who has two children in theschooldistrict. “Iactuallygrewup with gun safety and guns inthe house. I am not a personwho thinks law abiding citizensshouldn’t have access to gunsfor hunting or public protec-tion as long as they follow thelaws and are not a danger toothers or themselves. I evenwent to gun ranges with mydad, but I never saw one locat-ed so close to a school.

“Normally they would beout in the country or an indus-trial park, something thatwould just seem like a bettersetting. There have to be otherappropriate spotsaroundLove-land or the general regionhere,” she said. “I guess itraises the question just be-cause you legally can do some-thing, maybe you should askthe deeper question: Is it theright thing to do at that loca-tion?”

Kincaid and concerned resi-dents spokeoutagainst thepro-

posal at Loveland City Coun-cil’s meeting Tuesday. Cityleaders explained the gunrange was legally permitted atthe proposed site, a vacantstorefront.

But city officials say theyunderstand how emotional theissue is.

“The timing of this sucks,”said Assistant City ManagerGaryVidmar. “It’s justunfortu-nate, but we understand thesentiments and we are willingto listen to folks.”

While there is nothing in thezoning code thatwould stop therange being put in that close toa school, the developer in-volved, SteveLing, has not sub-mitted any formal proposals,Vidmar noted.

“The business owner mayconsider another location andmay consider other options butthat is by his choice at thispoint,” Vidmar said.

Ling did not respond to a re-quest for comment.

Heather Higdon, a spokes-woman for Loveland schools,said the district will not com-ment on the issue or even ex-plain, at least at this point, howstudents would be kept safeshould the range open.

In 2005, Loveland residentsvoted overwhelmingly in favorof allowing indoor shootingranges within the city limits,Vidmar said.

No vote is necessary at thispoint. Since the law already al-lows it, any proposal for a gunshooting range would be pre-sented to the Loveland Plan-ning and Zoning Commissionfor review and would be sub-ject to safety regulations, hesaid.

Proposed gun range nearLoveland schools causes uproarBy Jennifer Edwards [email protected]

Six students are chargedwith theftand vandalism at Milford junior andsenior high schools.

The students are charged withcoming onto the campus and commit-ting the crimes during the nighttimehours of Nov. 10, Nov. 20 and Nov. 22,said Miami Township Police OfficerKent Arter, school resource officer,with the Miami Township police, in apress release.

The students include one 15-year-old, two14-year-oldsandthree13-year-olds, he said. Five of the students at-tend either Milford senior or juniorhigh school. The sixth juvenile is not astudent in the Milford school district.

Arter said some of the students arecharged with breaking into the foot-ball field’s concession stand and stadi-umpressboxwhileothersarechargedwith causing damage to and stealingitems from parked cars.

Students also are charged with ig-niting several fires and breaking thewindows out of a high school class-room and school-owned maintenancetruck, he said.

The students were identified afteran investigation by police in coopera-tion with Milford High School Princi-pal Mark Lutz, Arter said.

Eight felony and 15 misdemeanorcharges were filed against the stu-dents in Clermont County JuvenileCourt. Charges include breaking andentering, vandalism, theft, criminaldamaging, criminal trespass andcriminal mischief.

Property damage at the schoolswasestimatedat several thousanddol-lars, Arter said.

“It is unfortunate these studentschose tovandalize theschoolcampus,”Lutz said. “The crimes committedwere senseless. During our inter-views, none of the perpetrators men-tioned any ill will toward the school.”It seems that they felt like it was justsomething to do.”

A trial date has not been set, Artersaid.

Six studentscharged withtheft, vandalism

DECEMBER 26, 2012 • LOVELAND HERALD • A5

SCHOOLSSCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTS | NEWS | ACTIVITIES | HONORS CommunityPress.com

LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Dick Maloney, [email protected], 248-7134

Sixth-grader Graham Daviswon the title of Loveland Inter-mediate School Spelling BeeChampion in an afternoon com-petition Wednesday, Dec. 12.

Parentsand teachers filled theLIS Media Center watching asround after round continued be-tween Davis and fifth--grader Si-monGrome, who claimed runnerup.

“This was an impressive per-

formance, and I’m proud of bothof these students,” said GarthCarlier, LIS principal. “I have nodoubt LIS will be well represent-ed as the competition continues;we will all be cheering Grahamon.”

TheLIS SpellingBee is part ofthe larger WCPO-TV RegionalSpelling Bee, which is part of theScripps National Spelling Bee.Davis will represent LIS in the

next round, which involves com-pleting a 50-word online test. Ifselected to advance, Davis willcompete at the National Under-groundRailroadFreedomCenterFeb. 23.

“I’m pretty energetic aboutthe next round,” said Davis, whopracticed at home to prepare forthe LIS competition.

Just incaseyou’re interested–the winning word: dormition.

LIS buzzing withE-X-C-I-T-E-M-E-N-T

Loveland Intermediate School sixth-grader Graham Davis, left, won theschool's spelling bee; fifth-grader Simon Grome placed second. THANKSTO HEATHER HIGDON

Neil Schmidt is no stranger toworking on deadline, or to get-ting the facts straight.

Schmidt spent nearly12 yearsworking as a reporter in the Cin-cinnati Enquirer’s newsroom.Now, he runs one of his own – atLoveland High School.

“My role model growing upwas my high school Englishteacher,” Schmidt said. “I want-ed to have that type of influencemyself, so I traded thenewsroomfor the classroom.”

His real-worldexperiencehasproven valuable for the journal-ism students he coaches. For thesecond consecutive year, theLoveland High School newspa-per, TheRoar, has received scho-

lastic journalism’s highest honor,the George H. Gallup Award.

The Gallup Award is the tophonor in the 2012 InternationalAwards for School News Media,sponsored by the Quill & ScrollHonorary Society for HighSchool Journalists. The awardcovers work done during the2011-2012 school year.

“We have built somethingpretty special here, and winningthis award two years in a row is avalidation of the efforts of thesestudents,” Schmidt said. “I holdthem to the standards of a pro-fessional newspaper, and theyconsistently rise to the challengeand give their best work.”

These students comprised

The Roar’s staff last school year:» editors-in-chief Sabrina

Newstead and Elizabeth Wor-sham;

» fellow 2012 graduates Ste-ven Goodman, Reagan John-stone, Danielle Meyer, JessicaMiller, HannahMoloney, OgonnaOnonye, Marie Policastro, KyleSieg, Megan Slabaugh, ElizabethSullivan and Alyssa Tipton, and

» current seniors Matt Beck-er, Andrew Bessey, Mitch Cas-person, Bridget Landis, DannyMcManus, Ryan Moss, JennaMyklebust, Erin Pogue, CarlaWeismantel and Maddie Whit-aker.

Loveland High School English teacher Neil Schmidt with his journalism class. THANKS TO HEATHER HIGDON-LUPIEN

Extra, extra!The Roar student newspaper earns recognition

Monica Parsley, a sopho-more at Loveland High School,has received the 2012 Presi-dent’s Volunteer Service GoldAward.

Thenational awardprogramwas established in 2003 by ThePresident’s Council on ServiceandCivicParticipation.Parsleywas recognized for performingmore than 160 hours of volun-teer work for several school,community and church pro-grams over a 12-month period.

Her service included suchactivities as fundraising forLoveland High School’s musicprogram, preparing meals atRonald McDonald House forthe families of patients at Cin-cinnati Children’s Hospital,working as a program aide at alocal Girl Scout Camp, partici-pating in a 30-hour fast to raisemoneytostopworldhungerandgoing on a week-long missiontrip with Loveland UnitedMethodist Church to work withSomalian refugees at a YouthCenter and Vacation BibleSchool in Maine.

“Volunteering has made me

a more compassionate and out-wardly-focused person, Pars-ley said. “I think it’s importantto make connections that bringpeople in your community andcountry closer together.”

Loveland studentreceives President’sVolunteer Service Award

Monica Parsley of Loveland isthe proud recipient of the 2012President’s Volunteer ServiceGold Award. She earned thenational award by performingmore than 160 hours ofvolunteer service in school,community and church activitiesover a 12-month period.PROVIDED

Nov. 15 was National Philan-thropy Day and as part of thisday the Association of Fund-raising Professionals of Cincin-nati hosted a luncheon.

National Philanthropy Dayis a special day set aside for thepurpose of recognizing thegreat contribution philanthro-py makes to our society. The2012NationalPhilanthropyDayLuncheonwashostedby theAs-sociation of Fundraising Pro-fessionalsat theHyattRegencyCincinnati.

The Student Task Force ofMount Notre Dame was the re-

cipient of the 2012 OutstandingYouth in Philanthropy Award.This award recognizes serviceby an individual or group whodemonstratesoutstandingcom-mitment to the communitythrough direct financial sup-port, developmentofcharitableprograms, volunteering andleadership in philanthropy. TheStudent Task Force of MNDwas recognized for their workwith the Ronald McDonaldHouse of Cincinnati.

Country music singer Jim-my Wayne was the keynotespeaker at this event.

Nov. 15 was National Philanthropy Day and as part of this day theAssociation of Fundraising Professionals of Cincinnati hosted aluncheon. The Student Task Force of Mount Notre Dame was therecipient of the 2012 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award.From left: Megan Desrosiers '15, Maddie Lees '15, JimmyWayne(keynote speaker), Lyndsey Degaro '15 and Emma Freudenberg '15.THANKS TO NATASHA SHULL

Mount Notre Dame recognizedat Philanthropy Day event

Ursuline Academy’s first 24-hour online giving day proved tobe very successful for the school.

“UAGives” began at midnightThursday, Oct. 18, and ran untilmidnight the next day. Under thedirection of annual giving coordi-nator Laura Johnson, the cam-paign was intended to increasethe number of online contribu-tions while showing donors howeasy it is to donate online.

“The goal was to surpass 168gifts – the highest number of on-line gifts received in one year(2010-2011 school year) – in 24hours.We received192 gifts from182 donors, which includes 10matching gifts,” Johnson said.The constituents were apprisedof the day’s progress throughemail, the UA website, Facebookand Twitter. Anyone can donateonline at any time on the school’swebsite ofursulineacademy.org/giving.

President Sharon Redmondsays, “Ursuline is very pleasedwith the results of our one-dayon-line campaign. Asmore andmoreconstituents conduct businesselectronically, the importance of

providing them themeans to con-veniently interact with Ursulineescalates. The response to UA-

Gives indicates that we are mov-ing in the right direction.”

Ursuline’s first 24-hour online giving a real success

Ursuline freshmen thank donors for their support during the school's24-hour online giving day. From left: front, Caroline Janssen(Montgomery), Avery Naylor (Montgomery) and Kara Thornton(Sycamore Township); back, Meagan Morgan (Woodlawn), CatherineCeccoli (Liberty Township), Pooja Vijayasarathy (West ChesterTownship), Lily Schmitt (Indian Hill) and Courtney Ruehlmann (IndianHill). THANKS TOMARIANNE LANG

A6 • LOVELAND HERALD • DECEMBER 26, 2012

SPORTSSPORTSHIGH SCHOOL | YOUTH | RECREATIONAL CommunityPress.com

LOVELANDHERALDEditor: Melanie Laughman, [email protected], 513-248-7573

Boys basketball

» Loveland beat Indian Hill63-51 on Dec. 15. Bryson McGil-lis led the Tigers with 17 points.

On Dec. 18, Loveland beatGlen Este 76-60. McGillis, JakeElfers and Will Edison had 14points each.

Wrestling» Loveland finished second

at the Southwest OhioWrestlingCoaches Association Glen Sam-ple Classic at Harrison Dec. 15-16. Gunner Lay was the champi-on at 182 pounds. Finishing run-ner-up for the Tigers was Pete

Vuykat106pounds.Taking thirdplace was James Caniglia at 160pounds. Loveland wrestlers fin-ishing fourth were BrandonTucker at 113 pounds, MichaelWeber at 170 and Seth Brennockat 220.

»Moeller won the SouthwestOhio Wrestling Coaches Associ-ation Glen Sample Classic atHarrison Dec. 15-16. ChalmerFrueauf was the champion at220 pounds. Finishing runner-upforMoellerwereConnerZieglerat113pounds,AndrewMendelat132, Dakota Sizemore at 170 andQuintonRosser at182. Finishingfourth were Wyatt Wilson at 152pounds, Dean Meyer at 160 andJerry Thornberry at 195.

PRESS PREPS HIGHLIGHTS

By Scott [email protected]

Brandon Tucker of Lovelandwrestles Alec Logsdon ofLebanon during the SWOWCAtournament at Harrison Dec. 15.TONY TRIBBLE/FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

The following are submissions on student-athletes in the Love-landHerald coverage area that have recently participated in a col-lege sport.

JordanMcNallyJordan McNally has com-

pleted his first season as a Du-quesne Duke. He was redshirt-ed for his freshman season inPittsburgh. Jordan is majoringin education and wants to pur-sue a coaching career. He wasfirst-team all conference forcoach Andrew Marlatt duringhis senior year at LovelandHigh School. He is the son ofJohn and Lisa McNally.

Submitted by John McNally

Ellie GillespieEllie Gillespie is a freshman at Ohio Northern University and

hasrecentlyconcludedherfirstvolleyball season.She is thedaugh-ter of Jeff and JaneGillespie of Loveland. Elliewas amain contrib-utor to the ONU Polar Bears’ overall 24-7 record and helped herteam to their 28th appearance in the NCAA III Tournament in its31-year history.

Elliewas second on the teamwith 278 kills and led the teamwith28 service aces. Ellie had 393digs,which is the fourthmost all-timeby a freshman at ONU.

Gillespiewasnamedby the league coaches asOACFreshmanoftheYear andHonorableMentionAll-Conference in the 2012Volley-ball All-Ohio Athletic Conference Team awards. Ellie was alsonamedOACVolleyball Player of theWeek for theweek of Sept. 24.

She is studying pharmacy at Ohio Northern University.Submitted by Jane Gillespie

Andrew NewboldLoveland High School’s An-

drewNewboldwasnamedto theAll-Northeast Conference Sec-ond Team in lacrosse at SacredHeart in Connecticut.

Newboldstartedall13gamesfor the Division I Sacred HeartPioneers in his sophomore sea-son. He was third on the teamwith 40 groundballs. The de-fenseman also netted threegoals and recorded one assist.Newbold was second on theteam causing 12 turnovers thisseason.

Andrew is the son of Cindyand Randy Newbold and thebrother of Paul and MichaelNewbold of Loveland.

Submitted by Randy New-bold

Marcus RushMarcus Rush started all 14

games at defensive end forMichigan State in 2011 as afreshman and was named BigTen Defensive Freshman of theYear, First Team Freshman All-BigTen, and SportingNews andFWAA First Team DefenseFreshman All-America. In his2012sophomoreseason,Marcusstarted in all 12 games at defen-sive end for the Spartans andwas named All-Big Ten Honor-able Mention. He has recorded93 tackles, 20 tackles for loss,six sacks, and has been rankedamong the top10 defensive line-men in the Big Ten by ESPN-.com.

Hewill start for theSpartansfor the27th timeDec. 29 inTem-pe, Ariz., when Michigan Stateplays TCU in the Buffalo WildWings Bowl.

Marcus graduated fromMoeller in2010andwastheGCLDefensive Player of the Year,Tri-State Defensive Player ofthe Year, First-Team All-Ohioand Defensive Lineman of theYear by the Anthony MunozFoundation.

Submitted by John Rush

CATCHING UPWITH COLLEGE ATHLETES

Jordan McNally is now atDuquesne University . THANKS TOJOHNMCNALLY

Ellie Gillespie (4) of Ohio Northern goes up for a kill for the PolarBears. Gillespie played in high school at Loveland. THANKS TO JANE

GILLESPIE

Loveland’s Andrew Newboldnow plays lacrosse for SacredHeart in Connecticut. THANKS TORANDY NEWBOLD

Marcus Rush of Moeller nowplays for Michigan State (No.44). THANKS TO JOHN RUSH

LOVELAND — In their firstseason as a Division I competi-tor in the Atlantic Sun Confer-ence, Northern Kentucky Uni-versity volleyball made as big asplash as anyone by winning 25of their 32 games.

A big part of that came fromthe efforts of a 5-foot-10 blondefrom Loveland, Kelly Morris-sey.

From the proving groundthat is Mount Notre Dame vol-leyball, along with MND team-mate Kylee Tarantino, Morris-sey and the Norse turned someheads.

“We did a lot better than Ithink a lot of people thought,”Morrissey said. “We were 25-7and we started off 8-1. Hopeful-ly, they take that intonextyear’sseason and do just as well.”

It was quite the accomplish-ment going from the Division IIGreat LakesValleyConference.Plus, it was a huge achievementpersonally for Morrissey.

Prior to this recent final sea-

son, she had been a setter.Transformed into a senior hit-ter, she made the Atlantic Sunall-conference team. In es-sence, the former MND Cougartook lemons and made lemon-ade.

“I had been hurt off and onsince my freshman year,” Mor-risseysaid. “Icameinasasetterand had to change to an outsidehitter.”

While some take a positionchange as an insult, Morrisseyseized the moment. With 215kills in her first three seasons,she had 346 this fall alone. Shealso led the team in service aceswith 34.

“Instead of sitting the bench,I just developed myself into an-other player,” Morrissey said.“It was not easy at all, but I wasdetermined to get on that courtand do something. I think it justbrought out the competitiveside of me. It really just mademe work that much harder onand off the court. I think Iproved to myself I could do it.”

Likewise, her career atMountNotreDame started a lit-

tle slow. She had to play on thefreshman team and then was onjunior varsity as a sophomore.At the end of her sophomoreseason, she was elevated to var-sitywhenMNDwona2007 statetitle. In her junior year, theCou-gars were state runners-up andthey made the semifinals hersenior campaign.

Now that her court days areover at NKU, Morrissey is fo-cusing on graduating with amarketing degree in May. Shehas two projects and an exam togo.

She also can’t stop thinkingof finding a net somewhere.

“I miss it already,” Morris-sey said. “I’m hoping to get in acompetitive league in thespring. I’ve already talked tosome girls about getting in asand league to keep our handson the ball. We’ve all been play-ing since fourth or fifth grade.It’s part of our lifestyle now.”

When not hovering aroundGrand Sands in Loveland, Mor-rissey hopes to look for a post-grad internshipover theholidaybreak.

NKU’s Kelly Morrissey’s returns a shot in a contest for the Norse. Morrissey earned several honors in hersenior year as NKU competed in the Atlantic Sun conference. THANKS TOWWW.NKUNORSE.COM

Morrissey finisheson the attack

Loveland resident nets success with NKU volleyballBy Scott [email protected]

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This past week provedto be fruitful for the boysvarsity basketball teamwinning two of threegames to even their recordat 3-3.

Kings 40, Loveland38 –The week started out poor-ly as the Tigers traveled toKings for their secondECCcontest.

It was 8 to 7 after thefirst quarter with the Ti-gers clinging to a one-pointlead. Neither team wasable to get into any type ofoffensive flow as the shotsjust would not fall.

The second quarter wasmuch like the first. The Ti-ger defense kept them inthe lead as they took a17-15advantage into halftime.The Tigers offense got ontrack at the beginning ofthe third. Kingswas forcedto take a timeout at the 2:51mark with the Tigers lead-ing 24-17. However, the ad-justment made by KingskeptLoveland frompullingaway and it was 24-23 Ti-gers going into the fourth.

The fourth quarter sawa back-and-forth battlewith Cole Schafer scoringat the 54-second mark giv-ing Loveland a 38-36 lead.Kings Junior Matt Jamesconverted a three-pointplay and hit another freethrow down the stretch tosecure a 40-38 victory forthe Knights. Bryson

McGillis led with 9 points.Jake Elfers controlled theboards with game-high 10rebounds.

Loveland 56, Milford52 – Loveland got off to afast start with Cole Clouddraining a couple keythree-pointers and the Ti-ger defense playing in-spired to take a 15-8 first-quarter lead. The Eaglesheated things up in the sec-ond quarter to cut the leadto 1 point. The Tigers hungon for the half leading 23-22. Cole Cloud and ReidWaddell lead the Tigers infirst half scoring with 7points apiece.

Midway through thethird it was all Milfordbuilding a 12-point lead.Jake Elfers came up withtheplay of thegameby tak-ing a key charge on a Mil-ford fast break that couldhave put the Eagles up 14.That momentum changerlit a fire under the Tigers.Bryson McGillis and WillEdison started knockingdown key shots. Waddellplaying an outstandingfloor game was able to getsome timely steals and J.C.Kraml, playing his bestgame to date, controlledthe boards.

Itwasa total teameffortas Loveland went on 19 to 4run to grab the lead fromMilford .Waddell hit sever-alkeyfree throwsdownthe

stretch and the Tigers gotthe victory.

Waddell led the Tigerswith 18 points while grab-bing 7 rebounds, dishingout 6 assists, and endedwith 5 steals. Edison wassecond in scoring with 12.

Loveland 63, IndianHill 51 – Loveland made ittwo in a rowSaturdaynighttraveling to IndianHill andwinning 63-51.

BrysonMcGillis startedthe game off with a threeball but after that it was allIndian Hill taking a 16-11lead after one and a 32-24lead at the half. The Tigerscame out of halftime in-spired and quickly tied thegame with a Reid Waddell3-pointer at the 5:37 markin the third.

The game went backand forth ending the thirdwith a 41-41 score. Thefourth quarter belonged tothe Tigers with BrysonMcGillis and Waddell lead-ing the way from the pe-rimeter and Jake Elfersand J.C. Kraml owning theboards. Elfers came upwith another outstandingplay on the defensive endby taking a key charge andfouling out Indian Hill’sleading scorer.

This night it was WillEdisonmaking thekey freethrows down the stretch.The Tigers were 21 for 25from the line.

Loveland varsityboys evenrecord at 3-3

Cole Cloud of Loveland connects from way outside for the Tigers as they defeated Milford56-52 on Dec. 14. BRANDON SEVERN/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Shooting clinicFormer NBA player

Stan Kimbrough is hav-ing a one-day skills andshooting clinic from 10a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,Dec. 29, at Courts 4

Sports, 854 ReadingRoad, Mason.

The clinic is for boysand girls from kinder-garten through eighthgrades.

Cost is $90.A shooting-only clinic

will be offered from2:30-4:30 p.m., for boysand girls in thirdthrough eighth grades.Learn to shoot for $50.

Space is limited.Call 229-0863, or visit

www.kimbrobball.com.

SIDELINES

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I love this countryWith the recent holiday being

a time to give thanks, I’m surethankful that I not only live in afree country, but a “free neigh-borhood” as well.

I live in an older subdivisionin Miami Township across fromMilford Junior High School thatwas built in the ’60s, where I canstill:

» hang sheets on a clotheslinein my back yard to dry;

» park mymotorcycle orpick-up truck in my driveway;

» have an above-ground poolif I want;

» have a flagpole proudlydisplaying “Old Glory” that istaller than eight feet;

» have a TV antenna that’smore than six feet higher thanthe uppermost point of my roofline;

» cut my grass shorter thanthree inches or longer than fourinches and in any direction I

want instead ofdiagonally only;

» have acampfire in myback yard withthe grandkidsto cook hot dog;

» have a red,white and bluemailbox andnot one likeeveryone else’smailbox;

»won’t get a nasty letterstuck in my door for putting mygarbage can out an hour tooearly or taking it in an hour toolate;

» do not have to feel like I’ma failure if my wife stands at thebus stop with the kids anddoesn’t have a $500 purse that isreally a $12.95 fake and hopenobody notices;

» can still fix my car in mydriveway if I want;

» can have a party in mybackyard with more than 12guests and later than 10 p.m.;

» can put a yard sale sign atthe entrance to my subdivisionand paint my house any colorthat I want.

Now days, they call this“Homeowner’s Association Liv-ing.” Back in the ’60s when myhouse was built, I believe, theycalled this kind of living “Com-munisim.”

History proves that it didn’twork for Adolph Hitler or NikitaKruschev. I sure hope it worksout for all the folks out therewho allow other people to tellthem how to live. But, at thesame time, if they’re happyliving that way, that’s also theirfreedom of choice ... God! I lovethis country!

Mark Mathews lives inMiami Township.

MarkMathewsCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

You trimmed it with deco-rations of red, hung a shiningstar upon the highest bough,had presents under it and may-be even rocked around it, but

now what doyou do withyour Christ-mas tree?

Bring it tothe free Christ-mas tree recy-cling collectionprovided bythe HamiltonCounty Recy-cling and SolidWaste District.

SaturdaysJan 5 and 12,

from noon to 3 p.m., HamiltonCounty residents can drop offtheir Christmas tree, holidaygreenery and other yard trim-mings at one of the followinglocations for free with proof ofcounty residency (such as autility bill or driver’s license).

Locations:»Bzak Landscaping, 3295

Turpin Lane (off State Route32), Anderson Township

»Kuliga Park, 6717 Bridge-town Road, Green Township

»Rumpke Sanitary Landfill,

3800 Struble Road, ColerainTownship

Please keep the followingguidelines in mind when drop-ping off your Christmas tree:

»Remove all ornaments,tinsel, tree bags, etc.

» Landscapers and commer-cial establishments are noteligible to participate in thisprogram.

» Containers and plasticbags will be returned.

»All children must stayinside vehicles.

»Hamilton County residentsonly.

The Hamilton County Recy-cling and Solid Waste District isa division of the HamiltonCounty Department of Environ-mental Services which alsoencompasses the SouthwestOhio Air Quality Agency. Formore information, visit theHamilton County Recyclingand Solid Waste District onlineatHamiltonCountyRecycles.org,call 946-7766, or interact onFacebook and Twitter.

Holly Christmann is the programmanager for the Hamilton CountyRecycling and Solid Waste District.

Hamilton Co. offersfree tree recycling

HollyChristmannCOMMUNITYPRESS GUESTCOLUMNIST

The holidays are a wonderfultime for festive gatherings tocelebrate the joys of the season.But for someone with a disabilityor mobility issues, it can becomechallenging and stressful time asthey consider whether or notthey will be able to safely andcomfortably attend the party.

For example, they may needto consider the number of stepsthey will they have to climb, ifthe home can accommodate awheel chair or walker, and findout if there’s a restroom on thefirst floor.

According to the U.S. CensusBureau, more than 36 million

Americans areclassified asdisabled. InHamilton Coun-ty alone, it’sestimated that12 percent ofthe residents(not in a nurs-ing home orother institu-tion) have a

disability.There’s a growing trend na-

tionwide called “Visitability,”which essentially refers to hous-ing designed in a way that it canbe lived in or visited by people

who have trouble with steps orwho use wheelchairs or walkers.

A house is considered “visit-able” when it meets three basicrequirements:

»One zero-step entrance.»Doors with 32 inches of

clear passage space.»One bathroom on the main

floor that is wide enough for awheelchair.

Obviously you aren’t going tobe able to makemajor construc-tion changes to your home be-fore the holidays. But, as you addthe finishing touches to yourholiday decor, take a moment toconsider how visitable your

home is to someone with a dis-ability. There are things you cando to help guests with mobilitychallenges easily and safely getin and out of your house. Theseinclude:

1. Make sure the entrance iswell lit.

2. Identify a safe, flat outsideplace where the guest can bedropped off for easy access.

3. Remove obstacles to clearpaths of travel through doors andhallways.

4. Consider renting a portableramp to allow safe access.

5. Make sure there are at least32-inch aisles for essential

wheelchair maneuverability forcomfort and freedom.

6. Make sure your tableheights aren’t too low.

7. Rugs and area carpets cancause extreme hardship for awheelchair user.

8. Install grab bars for sup-port – consider for your olderrelative who visits not during theholidays, but throughout theyear.

Jere McIntyre is a certified aging inplace specialist and the director ofmodifications for Whole Home. Tolearn more, call 513-482-5100, visitwww.wholehome.org.

How accessible is your home this holiday season?

Jere McIntyreCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Recently I read an editorial ina national paper by a professorof economics at a “designer”college.

It was clear his experienceand understanding of the work-

ings of businesswere lacking.Please note Irefer to presti-gious collegesas “designer”colleges

After highschool I mighthave been ac-cepted at one ifI had any in-terest. Instead I

chose Bowling Green. I got asuperb education and am veryproud of the letter I wrote to myparents just prior to graduation.It went something like this.

“Four years ago I thought Iwas the smartest person here. Inmy sophomore year, I thoughtmaybe some of these professorscould teach me something. As ajunior, I worried if I would beable to graduate. Now as a senior,I wonder why they let such adumb so and so into this fineschool.”

Now, after 45 years of busi-ness and the rewarding experi-ence of teaching at the collegelevel, I think I can speak withauthority on part of the problemwith college educations.

First, I donated my salary. Iconsidered it a public service. Itaught 14 years at a small ruralcommunity college and concur-rently two years at a small four-year college. What was of most

importance was the quality ofthe students. They were motivat-ed to learn.

My job was not to impressthemwith how smart I thought Iwas. It was to develop theirthought processes to the pointthat they would be competitive inthe job market in whatever fieldthey chose.

It became very clear to methat with proper leadership itwas not what came into the col-lege that was important, it wasthe value of the final product.

This is part of the problemtoday. Too many substandardstudents are admitted to even the“designer” colleges. Some fieldsof study are often useless to anypotential employer. Grade in-flation is standard. Graduatesthen enter the job market withlittle usable knowledge and ahuge loan that may never be paidback. This is a disservice to thestudents and the entire pop-ulation.

Most of the blame goes to theeducation system. Our childrenare not educated to acceptablestandards. It does not help thatour government requires admis-sion of students from very sub-standard high schools. The fail-ures that follow these require-ments create more problemsthan they fix.

Perhaps some of these gradu-ates from the substandard highschools will awaken their nativeintelligence and become usefulgraduates. If so, I hold them inutmost respect.

Sadly, on the other hand, priv-ileged admission and later fail-

ure of many will only breedhostility among those who wererejected. It is up to those whowere admitted to prove theywere worthy.

To make affirmative actioneffective it is vitally necessary todemand that the prior schoolingactually educates their students.Random identification numbersshould be given to all applicants;admission should be granted toonly the most deserving.

Edward Levy is a retired collegeinstructor fromMontgomery.

What is college worth?

Edward LevyCOMMUNITY PRESSGUEST COLUMNIST

Dec. 19 questionNow that Michigan has ap-

proved legislation to ban man-datory collection of union duesas a condition of employment,becoming the 24th state in thenation to pass a right-to-worklaw, do you thinkOhio lawmak-ers should attempt topass simi-lar legislation? Why or whynot?

“Ohio needs to pass right-to-work legislation for three rea-sons.First, it is theright thing todo. No one should be forced topay union dues or fees in orderto get or keep a job.

“Second, it will give a much-needed boost to Ohio's econo-my. Our labor lawswill bemorefriendly to business, which willmotivate employers to keepjobs inOhioor tobringnewoneshere.

“Third, it is a lot easier to dothis by passing a law than tohave to put a referendumon theballot. The legislature needs todo this soon so thatwedon't loseground to Indiana, Michigan,and many other right-to-workstates.”

T.H.

“Yes. Ohio's current legisla-

ture couldn't care less about thecitizens, trying to force-feedabortion, isolating and offend-ing simply every minority, andmaking sure that guns are al-lowed in bars.

“The only way to reign inpublicunion leaders,who throwtheirmembers under the bus atevery turn, is to take the stateback through tough legislationsimilar to the state of Michi-gan.”

K.P.

CH@TROOM

NEXT QUESTIONFollowing the mass shootingsat Sandy Hook ElementarySchool in Newtown, Conn.,should Congress enact toughergun-control laws, such asreinstating the nation’s as-sault-weapons ban, closing theso-called gun-show loopholepermitting the sale of gunswithout a background check,or prohibiting the manu-facture of high-capacity maga-zines? Why or why not?

Every week The Loveland Herald asksreaders a question they can reply tovia e-mail. Send your answers [email protected] withChatroom in the subject line.

LIFELIFE PEOPLE | IDEAS | RECIPES

LOVELANDHERALD

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012

Oh, the weather outside wasdelightful, even though it threat-ened tobefrightful for theannualChristmas in Loveland Dec. 15.

This is the first year the Love-landAreaChamberofCommercehas taken over the organizationand staging of the popular holi-day event. Chamber office man-ager Tracy Cole knows Christ-mas in Loveland doesn’t happenwithout a lot of helping hands.

“I thought it went terrific,”Cole said. “This event really de-pends on a lot of people to helppull it off; lots of volunteers.There are so many things thathave to happen for it to come to-gether. I think it was a success.”

The rain stayed clear and lotsof people came out to see theirtraditional Christmas favorites.They crowded into Pizazz forface-painting with the elves, fol-lowedthe luminaries topaintclayornaments for the Raku firing atClay Works, and traveled to seeSanta andMrs. Claus with Buddythe Elf at Loveland Canoe &Kay-ak’s Santa land. The chamber’sKaren Hitchcock thought maybethe warm weather helped bringpeople out.

“The rain held off and it wentreally well,” Hitchcock said. “Itwas a crowded night right up tothe end.”

Crowds gathered for the pub-lic sing-along, free hot chocolate(More than ever before,” saidRalph Dunnigan of Paxton’s.“This was probably the biggestcrowd ever”), train rides, car-riage rides, the “Holiday Wrap-pings” variety show at the Love-land Stage Company theater, andthe live Nativity with live camelstoo – presented by the NewHopeBaptistChurch. It helpsbring theChristmas spirit alive for all.

Frank and Kerrie Haas havebeen bringing their three chil-dren out to Christmas in Love-land every year since moving toLoveland. This year Reilly,Mollyand Frankie wrote their own re-view of what has clearly becomea treasured Haas family tradi-tion:

“Christmas in Lovelandmeans happiness to all the fam-ilies. I love going to the LovelandStage Company to watch theshow or on a carriage ride withthe horses. My favorite part isseeing Mary, Joseph and Jesuswith all the live animals. Thisyear they even had live Camels! Ican’t forget the kettle corn – it’sthe best. Most of all I love beingwithmy family and friends in thecity of Loveland. Every townshould be so lucky to have theirown Christmas celebration!”wrote Frankie Haas, 9, who at-tends St. Columban School. He isthe only boy and youngest of thethree Haas children.

MollyHaasalsoattendsSt.Co-lumban.At12-years-old she is theyoungest of the two girls and themiddle child of Frank and KerrieHaas. Molly wrote:

“Christmas in Loveland hasbecome a tradition for our familyto go every year, and we haven’tmissed a year yet. One of thethings we do every year is go onthe horse and carriage ride, eventhough it smellsa littlebit.Anoth-er thing we love doing is going tothe Loveland StageCompany andwatching all the wonderful sing-ers and dancers (especially tapdancers). I also love seeing thelive nativity scene with all of theanimals, Mary, Joseph, and Je-sus, and my favorite, the angelwho sits on top of the stable.Christmas in Loveland remindsme thatChristmas is about Jesus’birth and giving, not getting, pre-sents. All the people who workreally hard to make it so specialdeserveabigThankyou!WithoutChristmas in Loveland, Christ-mas just wouldn’t be complete.”

Reilly Haas is the oldest childand first-born daughter of theHaas family. At 13, she is in herlast year at St. Columban School.She wrote:

“Christmas in Loveland is sospecialandtheyhavea littlebitofeverything. I love the train rides,carriage rides, Santa, singers,funny shows, crafts and this yearthey even had free pizza! Ourfamily goes every year and wehave been there in the rain, snowand warm weather like this year.My favorite part is the liveNativ-ity scene; it reminds me of thereal meaning of Christmas.Something else I enjoy is sittingaround the bonfire munching oncookies anddrinkinghot apple ci-der. I want to say thanks to all thepeople who work to make this afun family night, we are lucky tohave you.”

Christmas in Loveland meansmany things to many differentpeople; from the store ownerssaying thanks to the people, to allthe people who give thanks for

this holiday treat each year.“All in all,we’re reallypleased

with the way it turned out,” saidCole. “We’re really excited fornext year. There are things welearned this time around. We’regoing to step it up for next year.”

A delightful night at Christmas in LovelandBy Chuck [email protected]

The Loveland Stage Company cast gathered on stage following their performance of "Holiday Wrappings" during Christmas in LovelandSaturday, Dec. 15. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

A high school brass ensemble entertained the crowd before the Loveland Stage Company holidayshow. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Carol and Ed Beimesche of Loveland enjoy atasty treat after singing carols with thepublic sing-along during Christmas inLoveland. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY

PRESS

Everyone was invited to join in singing all the favorite Christmas Carolsduring the public sing-along during Christmas in Loveland. ElizabethRobinson directed and Paul Derham helped lead all the voices in festivesong. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

The live Nativity of New Hope Baptist Church featured live animals, liveMary, Joseph and Jesus; as well as live angels perched atop the mangerscene. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Historic downtown Loveland was all lit up for Christmas in LovelandSaturday, Dec. 15. CHUCK GIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

Crowds gather to watch the clayornaments come out of the Rakufire at Clay Works duringChristmas in Loveland.The Rakufiring was such a hit, they ran outof the 400 preformed clayornaments before everyone couldglaze and paint their own. CHUCKGIBSON/FOR THE COMMUNITY PRESS

B2 • LOVELAND HERALD • DECEMBER 26, 2012

THURSDAY, DEC. 27Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, 4865 Duck CreekRoad, Classes incorporate varietyof dance styles, including jazz,hip-hop, Latin, jive and moredanced to popular music. $10.617-9498; www.cardiodancepar-ty.com.Madisonville.

Music - BluesSonny’s Solo Blues, 7-11 p.m.,Mama Vita’s, 6405 Branch HillGuinea Pike, 697-9705;www.mamavitas.com. Loveland.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m., GoBananas, 8410 Market Place,$8-$14. 984-9288; www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Religious - CommunityA Short Course in Quakerism,7-8:30 p.m., Cincinnati FriendsMeeting, 8075 Keller Road, PaulBuckley, Quaker author present-ing. Ages 16 and up. $5 persession or $45 for all 10 sessions.Through Feb. 21. 207-5353;www.cincinnatifriends.org.Madeira.

Support GroupsCodependents Anonymous,7-8 p.m., The Community of theGood Shepherd, 8815 E. KemperRoad, Room 31. Literaturediscussion group. Free, dona-tions accepted. 800-0164.Mont-gomery.Codependents Anonymous,Noon-1 p.m., Blue Ash Presby-terian Church, 4309 CooperRoad, Book discussion group.Open to everyone who desireshealthy loving relationships.Donations accepted. 673-0174.Blue Ash.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, 7319Montgomery Road, Bloodpressure screenings, stressscreenings and consultationabout your wellness needs. Free.784-0084. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, 6200 Pfeif-fer Road, Full-court basketballgames for men. $15. ThroughFeb. 23. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, 8400 BlomeRoad, Features 50 Peanuts dailyand Sunday comic strips andmore than 50 vintage Peanuts-themed seasonal novelties. Free.891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Music - BluesSonnyMoorman Group, 10p.m.-2 a.m., Shady O’Grady’sPub, 9443 Loveland-MadeiraRoad, 791-2753. Symmes Town-ship.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m. and10:30 p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$14.984-9288; www.gobananasco-medy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, 1-3 p.m., OhioAlleycat Resource, 5619 OrlandoPlace, Volunteers answer ques-tions about the cats. ThroughDec. 30. 871-7297; www.ohioal-leycat.org.Madisonville.

RecreationYoung Professionals OpenGym, 2-4 p.m., TriHealth Fitnessand Health Pavilion, $15. 985-0900.Montgomery.

SUNDAY, DEC. 30ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.

Indian Hill.

On Stage - ComedyMike Vecchione, 8 p.m., GoBananas, $8-$14. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

PetsCat Adoptions, Noon-2 p.m.,Ohio Alleycat Resource, 871-7297; www.ohioalleycat.org.Madisonville.

MONDAY, DEC. 31Dining EventsNew Year’s Eve Dinner, 5 p.m.,Brown Dog Cafe, 5893 PfeifferRoad, Four-course meal fromspecial menu. $49.99; $40.99seated before 5:30 p.m.; plus taxand gratuity. 794-1610. Blue Ash.

Health / WellnessMobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., Braxton F. CannMemorial Medical Center, 5818Madison Road, Fifteen-minutescreenings. Cost varies perinsurance plan. Financial assis-tance available for qualifiedapplicants. Appointment re-

quired. 686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Madisonville.Mobile Mammography Unit, 7a.m.-3:30 p.m., WalgreensLoveland, 10529 LovelandMadeira Road, Fifteen-minutescreening. Cost varies per insur-ance plan. Financial assistanceavailable for qualified appli-cants. Appointment required.686-3300; www.e-mercy.com.Loveland.

Holiday - New Year’sNew Years Eve Extravaganza,9 p.m., Sneaky Pete’s, 8512Market Place Lane, Music by DJNikki B. Party favors and freeChampagne toast at midnight.Ages 21 and up. $5 advance.793-1980; www.cincyticket.com.

Montgomery.New Years Eve withMikeVecchione, 7:30 p.m. ($20) and10 p.m. ($40), Go Bananas, 8410Market Place, After second showparty favors, snack plates, andbottles of champagne will behanded out. Comics will retakestage and begin the countdownwith prizes and jokes. Then joincomedians with guests andlaugh in the new year. Ages 21and up. 984-9288; www.goba-nanascomedy.com.Montgo-mery.New Year’s Eve, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.,deSha’s American Tavern, 11320Montgomery Road, In additionto regular dinner menu, somespecials from the chef will beoffered. Reservations required.

247-9933; www.deshas.com/cincinnati.Montgomery.New Year’s Eve Party, 9 p.m.-1a.m., HD Beans and Bottles Cafe,6721Montgomery Road, Classicrock music by Diamond JimDews Band. 793-6036;www.hdbeans.com. Silverton.

Music - RockNoah Hunt and the 420 All-stars, 9:30 p.m., MVP Sports Bar& Grille, 6923 Plainfield Road,With Grooveshire. Doors openat 4 p.m. Ages 21 and up. $15,$10 advance. 794-1400. Silver-ton.

RecreationKids New Year’s Eve Over-night, 7 p.m.-8 a.m., MayersonJCC, 8485 Ridge Road, Childrenring in new year with ball drop,noisemakers and special “bub-bly toast” at midnight. Ages 0-6.$45, $35 members. Registrationrequired. 761-7500; www.mayer-sonjcc.org/nye. Amberley Vil-lage.

TUESDAY, JAN. 1Holiday - New Year’sNew Year at the J, 7 p.m.-8a.m., Mayerson JCC, 8485 RidgeRoad, Noisemakers, ball dropand special bubbly toast atmidnight. Includes activities atwaterpark, gym, bounce house,a movie and breakfast. Bring aswim suit, towel, sleeping bag,pillow, pajamas, toothbrush andtoothpaste. Grades K-6. $45, $40for siblings; member advantage:$35, $30 siblings. Reservationsrequired. 761-7500; www.join-thej.org. Amberley Village.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center, 6980Cambridge Ave., Deborahdiscusses, with weekly demon-strations and one-on-one in-struction, how to achieve spon-taneity, character and life inyour figure painting. $80 permonth. Reservations required.259-9302; deborahridgley.com.Mariemont.

Music - AcousticKevin Fox, 7-10 p.m., MamaVita’s, 6405 Branch Hill GuineaPike, Free. 324-7643. Loveland.

Parenting ClassesHypnoBirthing, 5:45 p.m. and 8p.m., Bethesda North Hospital,10500 Montgomery Road,Weekly through Jan. 30. Child-birth series rejects myth thatsuffering must accompany labor.$200 per birthing team for10-week package. Registrationrequired. 475-4500; www.tri-health.com.Montgomery.

THURSDAY, JAN. 3Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 6-7 p.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, 8410 Market Place, Act isladen with musical references,and his views on current state ofChristian music. Ages 18 and up.$8-$12. 984-9288; www.jere-myessig.com or www.gobana-nascomedy.com.Montgomery.

FRIDAY, JAN. 4Fashion ShowsFashion Angels Charity Fash-ion Event, 6-10 p.m., Recep-tions Banquet and ConferenceCenter Loveland, 10681 LovelandMadeira Road, Showcasing localdesigners and artists. BenefitsAmerican Cancer Society, Fre-estore Foodbank and the Beau-tiful Minds. $50, $35. Presentedby Rob Deaton Photography.646-249-3830; fashionangel-s.org. Loveland.

Health / WellnessHealth Screenings, 10 a.m.-noon, Owens Chiropractic andRehabilitation Center, Free.784-0084. Silverton.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.984-9288; www.jeremyessig.comor http://www.gobananascome-dy.com.Montgomery.


SATURDAY, JAN. 5Exercise ClassesCardio Dance Party, 10-11 a.m.,Eric Thomas’ Professional FitnessAcademy, $10. 617-9498;www.cardiodanceparty.com.Madisonville.

ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

Health / WellnessDiabetes ConversationMaps,10 a.m.-noon, Lisa Larkin, M.D. &Associates, 4460 Red BankExpressway, Suite 100, Topic:What is type 2 Diabetes? Smallgroup discussions of Type 2diabetes led by Jan Kellogg,certified diabetes educator. $30all four sessions; or $10 persession. Presented by Lisa Larkin,M.D. & Associates. 271-5111;www.lisalarkinmd.com.Madi-sonville.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m. and 10:30p.m., Go Bananas, $8-$12.984-9288; www.jeremyessig.comor www.gobananascomedy-.com.Montgomery.


SUNDAY, JAN. 6ExhibitsMerry Christmas CharlieBrown, Noon-5 p.m., Gree-nacres Arts Center, Free. 891-4227; www.green-acres.org.Indian Hill.

On Stage - ComedyJeremy Essig, 8 p.m., Go Ba-nanas, $8-$12. 984-9288;www.jeremyessig.com orwww.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

MONDAY, JAN. 7Cooking ClassesBasics - Series of 3 CookingClasses – Class 1, 6-9 p.m.,Cooks’ Wares, 11344 Montgo-mery Road, Covers funda-mentals of cooking includingbasic techniques, vocabulary,ingredients and food safety.Ages 18 and up. $185 series of 3.Reservations required. Present-ed by Cooks’ Wares - SymmesTownship. 489-6400. SymmesTownship.

SportsBCS National ChampionshipGameWatch Party: Alabamavs. Notre Dame, 8 p.m., Fire-house Grill, 4785 Lake ForestDrive, With local Alabama fans,friends and alumni. All ageswelcome. Free. Presented byGreater Cincinnati Chapter ofThe University of AlabamaAlumni Association. 733-3473;www.facebook.com/bama-cincinnati. Blue Ash.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8EducationIntroduction to eBooks forKindle, 6 p.m., Deer ParkBranch Library, 3970 E. GalbraithRoad, Learn how to use theLibrary’s downloadable col-lection to borrow eBooks. Free.369-4450. Deer Park.

On Stage - ComedyOrganic Comedy Tour, 8 p.m.,Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place,Tour and documentary featur-ing comedians Jarrod Harris andRyan Singer traveling aroundthe country in Jarrod’s RV. Ages18 and up. $7. 984-9288;www.gobananascomedy.com.Montgomery.

Parenting ClassesMore Signing, Less Whining,6:45 p.m., Bethesda NorthHospital, 10500 MontgomeryRoad, Includes pre-verbal com-munication, earlier speechdevelopment, enhanced intel-lectual development, pictorialdictionary and Signing SafariCD. $45 per couple. Registrationrequired. Presented by SigningSafari, LLC. 475-4500; www.sig-ningsafari.com.Montgomery.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9Art & Craft ClassesPortrait Painting and DrawingClass, 1-4 p.m., Woman’s ArtClub Cultural Center. 259-9302.Mariemont.

THINGS TO DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Celebrate New Year's Eve from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at the Mayerson JCC,8485 Ridge Road, Amberley Village. In addition to a ball drop and special bubbly toast atmidnight, enjoy activities at the waterpark, gym, bounce house, a movie and breakfast.Bring a swim suit, towel, sleeping bag, pillow, pajamas, toothbrush and toothpaste. Thecelebration is for kindergarteners through sixth-grade. Cost is $45, and $40 for siblings.Member advantage is $35, $30 for siblings. Reservations are required. Call 761-7500, orvisit www.jointhej.org. AMANDA DAVIDSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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Last week I mentioned afriendship bread recipe on myblog. But I had a request from areader who doesn’t blog andwanted to “send a huge batch tomy grandson and his unit inAfghanistan.”

Well, that did it. Some of ushave family in the armed forces

or know of thosewho are keepingour nation safe, soI’ve decided if it’sthat special to ourtroops, it de-serves spacehere. It’s a funproject in foodchemistry tomake with thekids during holi-day break.

Friendship bread is so-calledbecause the starter is meant tobe shared. Since vintage recipesare “hot” right now, you’ll be ohso trendy! These particularfriendship “breads” are sweetand taste like a quick bread. Ifyou want them evenmore cake-like, sprinkle top of batter withmixture of sugar and cinnamon.One reader uses butterscotchpudding instead of vanilla in thesecond recipe.

Friendship bread yeaststarter

Leave on counter, don’t refrig-erate. Put in large bowl or con-tainer, covered lightly with wrap.You can use plastic, stainlesssteel or glass. Or put in largesealed baggie, in which caseyou’d squeeze baggie instead ofstirring with a spoon as indicatedbelow. Youmay have to openbaggie occasionally to let thegasses, which form from the

yeast, escape. You’ll know if youhave to do this if the bag puffs upa lot. Regarding yeast, use reg-ular dry yeast, not rapid or fastrise.

I will tell you that I have for-gotten about the 10-day timingand the bread still turned outnicely anywhere from 9 to 11days. If you go over the timelimit, just give it a stir each day.

Freeze the starter? One of myreaders freezes the starter forup to a month if she has extra.Now I haven’t done this myself,but she says it works just fine.

Day1: Stir together 1 cupflour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cupmilkplus 1 envelope (0.25 oz. or 21⁄4teaspoons) dry yeast.

Days 2 through 5: Stir withspoon.

Day 6: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cupsugar, 1 cup milk.

Days 7 through 9: Stir withspoon.

Day10: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cupsugar, 1 cup milk.

Stir and put 1 cupmixture intothree separate containers. Givetwo away, use the last cup asyour new starter and use what’sleft in the bowl to make bread.Mark date on starters.

Between the two cakes givenbelow, it seems like the one withthe pudding mix is the mostpopular. I can’t decide which Ilike better!

Friendship bread No. 1,without pudding

With what’s left in the bowl,beat in the following:

2⁄3 cup oil3 eggs1 cup sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon, apple pieor pumpkin pie spice

11⁄4 teaspoon baking powder1⁄2 teaspoon salt1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda2 cups all-purpose flour

If you want, you can throw ina handful of raisins, choppedfresh or dried fruit, nuts, choco-late chips, etc.

Pour into two sprayed andsugared loaf pans (before pour-ing batter in, sprinkle somesugar in the pans on the bottomsand sides, and dump out excess ifyou like). Or mix in a bit of cin-namon with the sugar. Bake at

350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.Cool 10 minutes before removingfrom pan.

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Because of the pudding in thebatter, this is sweeter.

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1 cup sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon, apple pieor pumpkin pie spice or more totaste (optional, but very good)

Follow directions above forpreparing pans. Bake at 325degrees for 50-60 minutes.

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LOVELAND — Membersof the Loveland HighSchool Marching Bandwere devastatedwhenmel-lophone player TimothyStansbury died in a hikingaccident in the Himalayaslast June.

So they dedicated theirfall show,which fea-tured themusic ofLed Zeppe-lin, to thememory ofthe 13-year-old Love-land boy.

Drummajors carried Stansbury’suniform hat onto the fieldevery time the band per-formed.

It turnedout tobeaheal-ing experience for theyoung people – and led tocohesiveness that resultedin an excellent rating at arecent state festival.

“I am very proud of thejob the kids did this pastseason,” said Chris Huen-ing, director of the Love-landHigh SchoolMarchingBand.

“Qualifying for the OhioMusic Education Associa-tion State Marching BandFestival is no simplisticfeat.

“Only half of themarch-ing bands in the state qual-ify for the festival, and to

achieve an excellent ratingonly makes the achieve-ment sweeter,” Hueningsaid.

Huening said the bandmembers spent more than200 hours rehearsing anine-minute show.

“The temperature out-doors ranged from 30 de-grees at the last morningrehearsal to close to100 de-greesatbandcamp,”Huen-ing said.

“Wewere out in the rain,heat, cold, etc ...

“Anddid all of thiswhilecoping with the loss of afriend,” Huening said.

Senior Isabelle Jones ofLoveland plays tenor sax inthe Loveland High SchoolMarching Band.

“I have enjoyed ourshow this year and love thefact that itwas dedicated toTim,” Jones said.

“Wemisshima lot, and ithas been a great way to re-member him.

“I especially think ofhim when we play ‘Stair-way to Heaven,’” Jonessaid.

Kim Luzader of MiamiTownship, a member of theLoveland Music Boosters,said the boosters wereproud that the marchingband members dedicatedtheir season to Stansbury.

“The choice shows thecamaraderie and sense offamily the students devel-op over the course of themarching season,” Luzader

said.Luzader said Huening

also deserves kudos.“This is his first year as

the director of bands,” Lu-zader said.

“He put together a newstaff for the marching sea-son, utilizing a new teacheras well as former LovelandHigh School band mem-bers, parents and other lo-cal musicians to teach thekids the music and march-ing technique required toachieve a superior ratingand qualify for the statecompetition.”

Jones’ mother, Becky,said playing music togeth-er helped members of theLoveland High SchoolMarching Band deal with

the loss of Stansbury.“Losing Tim was very

difficult for the kids, butmusic has a way of healingand they became muchcloserbecauseof it,”BeckyJones said.

Jones encouraged stu-dents to join the band andparents to talk to their chil-dren about joining.

“Marching band is agreat way for young peopleto feel accepted and under-stood at a time in their lifewhen that is often very dif-ficult,” Jones said.

“As a music educatormyself, I know that musicincreases self-discipline,self-esteem, thinkingskills,listening skills, creativeabilities and allows for

great personal expression.“The marching band

also allows them to be-comes leaders andwork to-gether cooperatively,”Jones said.

“If you have a child thatis going to high school, youshould consider thebandasa great way to ensure yourchild will be surrounded bygreat peers that are awe-some role models.”

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Banding together in time of tragedyBy Jeanne [email protected]

The Loveland High School Marching Band dedicated its shows to Timothy Stansbury, who died in a hiking accident in the Himalayas last June. PROVIDED

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“Based on crash data,impaireddriving is apriori-ty forHamilton County andwe are committed to work-ing with our partners at thestate level to address thissafety issue.”

Crashdata shows that 50crashes related to impaireddriving caused 54 fatalitiesand 1,245 injuries in Hamil-ton County from 2009through2011, Schueler said.

To reduce these num-bers, he said, the HamiltonCountyOVITask Forcewillbe conducting high visibili-ty enforcement, workingovertime hours and holdingeducational and awarenesseventswith thegrant funds.

Last year, the task forceconducted 18 OVI check-points, manned 15 satura-tion patrols, sponsoredtraining for officers andparticipated in several edu-cational events around thecounty.

These police depart-ments are members of theHamilton County OVI TaskForce: Amberley Village,Blue Ash, Cheviot, Cincin-nati, Colerain Township,Delhi Township, Deer Park,Fairfax, Glendale, GolfManor, Greenhills, Lock-land, Loveland, Madeira,Mariemont, Milford, Mont-gomery, Mount Healthy,Newtown, North CollegeHill, Reading, Sharonville,Springdale, Terrace Park,andWyoming; aswell as theHamilton County Sheriff’sOffice and the Ohio StateHighway Patrol’s Cincin-nati post.

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The Community of theGood Shepherd has longbeen known for outreachprograms that extend fromtheir own neighborhoodnear Kemper and Montgo-mery, toTanzaniaandmorerecently Honduras.

At the recent Sips, She-perds and Seminarians, thefocus was on a wine andbeer tasting gala to raiseawareness and funds forThe Athenaeum of Ohio,the graduate school of the-ology sponsored by the Ro-man Catholic Archdioceseof Cincinnati to preparepriests and laity to servethe Church.

More than150 attendeestook home the souvenirglassused to sample the sixvarieties of wine and sixautumn themed beersserved throughout the eve-ning.Wines included a Zolo2011 Torrontes, Zolo 2011Malbec, Saint Gregory2009 Pinot Noir Rose,McNab Ridge 2011 Rose ofSyrah, LongBoard 2011Russian River SauvignonBlanc, and Domaine Sono-ma 2008 Cabernet Sauvig-non.

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Coined Sips, Shepherds,andSeminarians,Taste andShare for the Good of theAthenaeum, the eventraised more than $6,000 toinvest in the training andformationofmenandwom-en graduates of The Athe-naeum of Ohio who can befound servingGod's peoplein communities throughoutthe U.S. and overseas.There are more than 50seminarians attending Mt.

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Deacon Max Schellmanopenedthefestivitiesby in-troducing The Rev. RobertE. Schmitz, pastor of GoodShepherd,who spoke of theneed for additional priests,deacons and lay ministersin theCatholicChurch. TheRev. Benedict O'Cinnsea-laigh, president and rectorof The Athenaeum, ad-dressed the group on howthe Athenaeum is trans-forming into a more openand friendly resource fortheArchdiocese, providingprograms for clergy, laity,youth, families, and thoseinterested in deepeningtheir faith and spirituallife. Auxiliary Bishop Jo-sephR.Binzer spoke on theabundant blessings avail-able for those who are ableto share the gift of faiththat God had given to all ofus.

Music was provided byRickHagee, keyboard, andPatMcGill, saxophone, andCincinnati MetropolitanOrchestra vocalist LarryReiring.

In addition to the socialaspects of the eveningmanypeopledemonstratedan interest in numerous si-lent auction and raffleitems including restaurantgift cards, sports memora-bilia, pamper yourself giftbaskets, landscaping giftcards, bakery items, jewel-ry, wine baskets, and funnights out to the Playhousein the Park and to a Redsgame – all donated by localbusinessesand individuals.

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Christmas is a time thatmost people look forwardto with a sense of height-ened expectations of fam-ily, friends and fun. But forsome, the holidays are atime of dread and dismay.Even after the holidayshave passed, a sense ofloss may continue.

Holiday blues are nor-mal after the loss of aloved one, and differentfrom depression. Withholiday blues, feelings maybe intense and unsettling,especially if the peoplearound you are full ofholiday cheer. But these

feelingsare short-lived,lastingonly afew daysto a fewweeks.

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ities that usually bringpleasure.

As a general rule ofthumb, if symptoms lastmore than two weeks or ifthey worsen, see yourdoctor. It may be depres-sion.

Finding ways to keepyour loved one’s memoryalive can help reducestress. Try to begin a newtradition such as lighting amemory candle or puttinga fresh flower on the table- not to make you feelguilty, but to remind you tobe happy for the life youshared. You loved them

when they died, and youalways will.

Experts offer the fol-lowing suggestions forcoping with holiday blues.

Be realistic. There willbe pain, especially whenthere is an empty chair atthe table, but don’t try toblock badmoments. Beready for them, deal withthem and let go of them.Anticipation is often worsethan reality.

If you feel lonely, getout and be around people.Consider volunteering.Giving and caring forothers is a healing thing to

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take on more activitiesthan you can reasonablyhandle. Be kind to your-self. Leave the word“ought” out of the holidays.

Take care of yourselfphysically. Hold on to yourpocketbook and chargecards. You can’t spendgrief away, though youmight be tempted to try.

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Henderson named Valentine LadyThe Loveland Area

Chamber of Commerce an-nounces the selection of the2013ValentineLadyand thedesigner of the 2013 Valen-tine card.

MarjorieHendersonhasbeen selected as the 2013ValentineLadyandthecardselected as the official 2013Valentine Card was de-signed by RobinMoro.

Henderson will assumethe role of theValentine La-dy, currently held by JanRanard, at the 2013 Valen-tine Program Kickoff Jan.5. Henderson retired fromLoveland City Schools with35years of teaching experi-ence. She and her husband,Jim, have two sons, Bradand Matt, and two grand-children.

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able for sale at the Valen-tineProgramKickoff.Theywill also be available selectLoveland area businessesand stores.

The Valentine Kickoffwill be held at11a.m. Jan. 5,at the Loveland Stage Com-pany, 111 S. Second St.. Thepublic is invited and en-couraged to attend.

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The City of Loveland, through the office ofthe City Manager, will receive sealed pro-posals and qualifications for ongoing cityconsulting engineering services.Qualified firms will have broad expertise ina range of civil engineering specialties, in-cluding capital improvement design andconstruction management, citizen engage-ment, water and storm sewer systems,road design and traffic management, siteand subdivision development plan review,regulatory compliance issues, mappingand surveying, geographic information sys-tems (GIS), water and storm water model-ing, grant writing, and project planning.Four (4) copies of proposal statements aredue to the City of Loveland by 4:30 p.m.on Thursday, January 3, 2013. Postmarkpackages arriving later than this time willnot be accepted.The Request for Proposal may be exam-ined and obtained at:

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COUNTYThe regular January1, 2013 meeting ofthe Board of Trusteesof Symmes Town-ship, Hamilton Coun-ty, Ohio has beencanceled and re-scheduled for Tues-day, January 8, 2013at 7:00 p.m. Thismeeting will be heldat the Township Ad-min. Bldg., 9323 Un-ion Cemetery Road.John C. BorchersFiscal Officer 0208

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TOWNSHIP,HAMILTONCOUNTYNotice is hereby giv-en that pursuant toORC 505.17, theBoard of Trustees ofSymmes Township,Hamilton County,Ohio, on December4, 2012 enacted Res-olution T2012-01 es-tablishing fire laneson Township roads(Liberty Hill Drive).This resolution willbecome effectiveJanuary 1, 2013.Copy of ResolutionT2012-01 is availablefor review at theTownship Admin.Bldg., 9323 UnionCemetery Road andwill be posted in fourother public placesfor thirty days. As re-quired, this noticeshall be published ina newspaper of gen-eral circulation in theTownship for threeconsecutive weeks.John C. BorchersFiscal Officer 0194

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Carolyn J. JonesCarolyn J. Jones, 66, of

Symmes Township died Dec.15.

Survived by husband, Tim;children Jason (Jennifer) andJennifer (Brad) Burgel; grand-children Nathan and AndrewJones and Landen and Brianna

Burgel; sister, Joan (Gordon)Lance.

Preceded in death by par-ents Lester and Lillian Kerns.

Services were Dec. 19 atCraver-Riggs Funeral Homeand Crematory, Milford.Memorials to: Lupus Founda-tion of America, 12930 Chippe-wa Road, Brecksville, OH

44141.

Eugene L. TimbersEugene L. Timbers, 84, of

Loveland died Dec. 15. He wasa U.S. Army veteran of theKorean Conflict.

Survived by wife, Maureen(nee McHugh) Timbers; daugh-

ters Jeanne-Marie (Rob) Glore,Kathleen (Jim) Biele, NoreenTimbers and E. Bridget Waf-ford; grandchildren Nicholeand Michael Post, Mark andKatelynn Williams, Rick Daltonand Casey, Dillon and RachelWafford; and great-grand-child, Michael Post.

Preceded in death by par-

ents Louis and Pauline (neeTiernan) Timbers; and brother,Edward Timbers.

Services were Dec. 19 at TuftsSchildmeyer Family FuneralHome, Loveland.

Valery Lee WilsonValery Lee Wilson, 60, of

Loveland died Dec. 12.Survived by husband, Jerry

Wayne Wilson; children Thom-as (Tanya) Wilson and Jeffery(Melissa) Wilson; and grand-children Season, Dakota andGabrille Wilson.

Services were Dec. 17 atLoveland Park Baptist Church.

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U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidthas nominated 29 resi-dents of Ohio’s SecondCongressional District foracceptance by four mili-tary academies.

At least one nomineecould be accepted by eachinstitution: the Army’sU.S. Military Academy atWest Point, N.Y.; the U.S.Air ForceAcademy inCol-orado Springs, Colo.; theU.S. Naval Academy inAnnapolis, Md., and theU.S. Merchant MarineAcademy in Kings Point,N.Y.

All members of Con-gress may nominate up to10 candidates per opening.There’s no guarantee thatmore than one nomineewill be accepted by eachacademy. Academies usu-ally make appointmentsby March 31.

“The academies lookfor individuals who arewell-rounded academical-ly, physically and social-ly,” Schmidt said. “Theideal candidate will havedemonstrated leadershipqualities, community ser-vice, athleticism, scholar-ship and a strong desire toserve in the military as anofficer. Those selectedcommit to serving in themilitary for at least fiveyears after graduation.”

In April, Schmidt host-ed an information night inRipley for high school stu-dents interested in seek-ing her nomination.

Those who later ap-plied were interviewedlast month at Schmidt’s

Cincinnati office by twoAir Force Academy grad-uates, a West Point gradu-ate and a Navy lieutenantcommander. Nominationswere based on the panel’srecommendations.

Schmidt held a recep-tion Tuesday, Nov. 20, ather Cincinnati office torecognize the followingnominees and their fam-ilies:

U.S. MilitaryAcademy at WestPoint (Army)

Clermont County:DavidTrate of Loveland, a stu-dent at Loveland HighSchool, and JarodWolfe ofWilliamsburg, a student atClermont NortheasternHigh School.

Hamilton County: Mi-chael Khamis of Cincin-nati, a student at TurpinHighSchool;DaleLakesofCincinnati, a student atSummit Country DaySchool; John McCormickof Cincinnati, a student atWalnut Hills High School,and Michael Plitt of Love-land, a student atLovelandHigh School.

Warren County: An-drewBergmanofMorrow,a student at Moeller HighSchool; Alexander Kuvinof Loveland, a student atSt. Xavier High School;Ryan Lyons of Mason, astudent at Mason HighSchool, and Andrew Men-del of Mason, a student atMoeller High School.

U.S. Air ForceAcademy

Clermont County: Ben-jamin McDonough of Ba-tavia, a student at BataviaHigh School, and NicholasTwine of Batavia, a stu-dent at the University ofCincinnati.

HamiltonCounty: IsabelEnglehart of Cincinnati, astudent at Summit Coun-try Day School; MitchelHoelker of Cincinnati, astudent at Moeller HighSchool;WilliamShanley ofCincinnati, a student at St.Xavier High School, andMatthew Krott of Cincin-nati, a student at OhioState University.

Warren County: AlainaKappner of Maineville, astudent at Kings HighSchool, andKajler Rask ofOregonia, a student atUtah State University.

U.S. Naval AcademyClermont County: Nich-

olas Bailey of Loveland, astudent at St. Xavier HighSchool.

Hamilton County: Sam-uel Bascom of Madeira, astudent at Madeira HighSchool;ArielCohenofCin-cinnati, a student at Wal-

nutHillsHighSchool;Tan-ner Hawk of Loveland, astudent at Loveland HighSchool; Tanner Huskey ofBlue Ash, a student at Mi-ami University; ZacharyHutmier of Cincinnati, astudent at the Massanut-tenMilitaryAcademy, andGeorge Koglmeier of Ma-riemont, a student at Ma-riemont High School.

Warren County: DanielKurtzahn of KingsMills, astudent at Kings HighSchool, andWyatt Thomasof Lebanon, a student atLebanon High School.

U.S. MerchantMarine Academy

Brown County: HollyVan Keuren of George-town, a student at the NewMexico Military Institute.

Warren County: DuaneSowers of Oregonia, a stu-dent at Clinton-MassieHigh School.

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Services recently con-ducted its annual fallfundraiser at a localcountry French Nor-mandy home. “Fall intoMarche de France” in-cluded an afternoon ofboutique shopping,lunch, French wines bythe glass and specialguest Julia Baker, foun-der and CEO of JuliaBaker Confections and“chocolatier to thestars.” A graduate of LeCordon Bleu Paris, Bak-er focuses exclusivelyon luxury chocolatesand custom cake cre-

ations. She has createdconfections for Bono,U2, Paris Hilton, Jenni-fer Aniston, BritneySpears and others. Ka-ren Cassidy and a com-mittee of 45 womenplanned the benefit,which brought together250 Lighthouse sup-porters to help raisemore than $63,000 toprovide funding forLighthouse programsand wish list items forthe youth they serve.Area restaurants donat-ed all the food, and par-ticipating boutiques do-nated a percentage oftheir sales to Light-house.

Confections and compassion

Allison Kahn of Indian Hill, Karen Abel of Wyoming andHelene Elkus of Wyoming attend the Lighthouse YouthServices annual fall fundraiser. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

Tamie Sullivan of Loveland and Chris Harris of Hyde Parkhelp raise money at the Lighthouse Youth Services annualfundraiser.. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

Attending "Fall into Marche de France" for Lighthouse Youth Services are Lis Faber ofMontgomery, Marcia White of Union, Ky., and Ann Hernick of Montgomery. THANKS TOTAMARA SULLIVAN

Carole Cutter-Hawkins of Amberley Village and FutureVincent Hicks of Springdale attend the Lighthouse YouthServices annual fundraiser. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

Jakki Haussler of Clifton, Karen Cassidy of Indian Hill and Julia Baker of Scottsdale, Ariz.,enjoy the festivities and help raise money at the Lighthouse Youth Services annualfundraising event THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

Marilyn Zemboch of Indian Hill, Linda Mandel of Anderson Township and Gloria Lipson of Mt. Adams enjoy boutiqueshopping, French wines, lunch and confections at the Lighthouse Youth Services fall fundraiser. THANKS TO TAMARA SULLIVAN

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